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Novak Djokovic cruises to second round by beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert in first round hurdle

May 29, 2024, at 08:51 pm

Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic cruised to the next round of French Open with a victory over home player Pierre-Hugues Herbert, marking a foot closer to his title defence.

Alexander Zverev knocks out Rafael Nadal in first round clash of possible last French Open outing

May 28, 2024, at 03:20 pm

Spanish Tennis legend Rafael Nadal, who once dominated in Roland Garros, ended his French Open on a sour note after losing his first-round clash against 4th-seeded Alexander Zverev on Monday.

Satwik-Chirag beat Chinese Taipei pair to lift French Open badminton men's doubles title

Mar 11, 2024, at 06:10 am

Paris/UNI: India's badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty thrashed Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Jhe Huei and Yang Po Hsuan 21-11, 21-17 to lift the French Open men's doubles title for a second time here on Sunday.

French Open: Djokovic scripts history with 23rd Grand Slam win

Jun 12, 2023, at 07:11 am

Paris: Novak Djokovic has become the oldest Roland-Garros men’s champion, at the age of 36, and is the first man in history to win his 23rd Grand Slam tournament.

Iga Swiatek wins French Open 2023 women’s singles champion

Jun 11, 2023, at 08:21 am

Paris/UNI: Iga Swiatek has survived a spirited Karolina Muchova and bucked a trend with her third Roland-Garros crown on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic overcomes late-match wobble at French Open

Jun 01, 2023, at 05:02 pm

Paris/UNI: The two-time French Open champion Novak Djokovic overcame a late-match wobble for a 7-6(2), 6-0, 6-3 win before reaching his 18th consecutive third round at Roland-Garros here on Wednesday.

French Open: Swiatek, Ruud, Zverev battle through

May 31, 2023, at 07:21 pm

Paris/UNI: Top seed Iga Swiatek dispatched Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-4, 6-0, setting up a second-round clash against American No. 102 Claire Liu.

Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open

May 19, 2023, at 02:34 pm

Madrid: Spanish Tennis star Rafael Nadal on Thursday said he will not play in the upcoming French Open tournament due to injury.

Rafael Nadal clinches French Open title

Jun 06, 2022, at 03:29 am

Paris: Spanish Tennis icon Rafael Nadal grabbed his 14th French Open title by beating Norway's Casper Ruud in straight sets on Sunday.

French Open Women's Singles champion Swiatek urges Ukraine to 'stay strong'

Jun 05, 2022, at 08:12 pm

Paris/UNI: After winning the Roland Garros title, World no 1 tennis player Iga Swiatek of Poland in her speech urged Ukraine to "stay strong".

Iga Swiatek defeats Coco Gauff in straight sets to win French Open Women's Singles title

Jun 05, 2022, at 02:21 am

Paris: Iga Swiatek on Saturday defeated Coco Gauff in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, in the final at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris to win French Open Women's Singles title.

Rohan Bopanna scripts history with Middelkoop at Roland Garros

May 31, 2022, at 08:17 pm

Paris/UNI: India's Rohan Bopanna on Tuesday scripted history with his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop by entering into their first-ever semifinals of the French Open.

Menstrual cramps end Chinese teen Qinwen Zheng's French Open bid

May 31, 2022, at 04:02 pm

Paris: Chinese teen Qinwen Zheng, who got defeated by World No 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open, has blamed her loss in the latter stages on menstrual cramps and wished to "be a man... I don't have to suffer from this".

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advances to French Open quarter-finals for first time

May 31, 2022, at 04:36 am

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first French Open quarter-finals win on Sunday at Roland Garros by taking a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over the United States’ Amanda Anisimova in just under two hours.

French Open: Naomi Osaka ousted in first round

May 23, 2022, at 11:06 pm

Paris: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan suffered an opening round exit from the French Open after losing to America's Amanda Anisimova on Monday.

PV Sindhu storms into French Open semi-finale

Oct 31, 2021, at 12:05 am

Paris/UNI: Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu advanced into the French Open badminton women's singles semifinals after defeating Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in straight sets Friday.  

Rafael Nadal will not play again in 2021 due to his French Open foot injury

Aug 21, 2021, at 07:48 pm

Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: Rafael Nadal confirmed on Friday that he will not play again this year due to a niggling foot injury he sustained in the French Open in the month of June.

French Open Men's Singles Finals: Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 19th Grand Slam title

Jun 14, 2021, at 06:23 am

Roland Garros/IBNS: Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of French Open winning his 19th Grand Slam title. 

Women's single title: Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open

Jun 13, 2021, at 01:15 pm

Paris/UNI: Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final to win her first major single title, here at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday.

French Open: Novak Djokovic ends Rafael Nadal's run, reaches final by beating Spanish star in four-set thriller 

Jun 12, 2021, at 03:41 pm

Paris: Novak Djokovic ended the French Open run of Spanish giant Rafael Nadal by beating him in the semi-final clash on Friday.

Novak Djokovic sets up French Open semifinal clash with Rafael Nadal

Jun 10, 2021, at 07:04 pm

Paris/Xinhua/UNI: World No.1 Novak Djokovic will face archrival Rafael Nadal for a record 58th time in their careers after the duo both progressed from the quarterfinals at the French Open on Wednesday.

Serena Williams loses to Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina in 2021 French Open

Jun 07, 2021, at 03:56 pm

Paris/Sputnik: Former world top female tennis player Serena Williams on Sunday lost to Kazakh athlete Elena Rybakina in the fourth round of the 2021 French Open tournament in Paris, thus forfeiting her chance to enter the quarterfinals.

Roger Federer pulls out of French Open 

Jun 07, 2021, at 02:43 am

London: Swiss Tennis star Roger Federer has pulled out from the French Open tournament on Sunday.

Bouts of depression: Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open

Jun 01, 2021, at 02:29 pm

Paris: Japanese Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open after a controversy following her decision to refuse to speak to the media at the tournament.

Spanish Tennis icon Rafael Nadal wins 13th French Open title beating Novak Djokovic

Oct 12, 2020, at 02:24 pm

Paris/UNI: Rafael Nadal defeated world number 1 Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open title at the Roland Garros, and once again confirming that he is the king of clay.

French Open: Novak Djokovic to face Rafael Nadal in final, beats Stephanos Sitsipas in semis

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:36 pm

Paris/UNI: The blockbuster title of the Clay Court Grand Slam French Open Tennis tournament will be played between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and 12-time winner Rafael Nadal of Spain.

Rafael Nadal sets up Schwartzman rematch in French Open

Oct 07, 2020, at 10:17 pm

Paris/Xinhua: Defending champion Rafael Nadal romped into the semifinals of the French Open in the early hours of Wednesday with a late-night win over Italy's Jannik Sinner.

Rafael Nadal enters round of 16 after defeating Stefano Travaglia

Oct 03, 2020, at 02:15 pm

Paris/UNI: Rafael Nadal on Friday entered the round of 16 of the French Open after defeating Italy's Stefano Travaglia, 6-1 6-4 6-0.

Djokovic thrashes Berankis to cruise into French Open third round

Oct 02, 2020, at 10:13 pm

Paris/Xinhua: World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the French Open after sweeping aside Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday.

French Open to be played behind closed doors an option

May 10, 2020, at 08:26 pm

Paris/Xinhua/UNI: Bernard Giudicelli, the president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), says holding the French Open without fans later this year is an option.